- December 4, 2025
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Windermere Police Chief Dave Ogden and Police Clerk Danyel Hylton helped to lead the event.
The Cops & Bobbers event helps to strengthen relationships between the Windermere Police Department and its young citizens.
Children ages 7 to 17 had the opportunity to fish from boats with the WPD.
Myles and Leyla Benson prepared to take off in one of the boats.
Clara White, 10, practiced her casting skills on the dock.
James White, 5, sat on the dock hoping for a bite.
Lawson Lewis, 4, used worms to lure fish to his hook.
Abbott Rapp fished from the dock.
Members from the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps Lone Sailor Division volunteered at the event.
Brothers Chace and Caiden Colman waited patiently for a fish together.
Amanda and Kieran Klinski fished inside the boathouse together.
Cal Candelaria caught a huge fish inside the boathouse.
Snehal and Shayan Patel caught the first fish of the day.
Residents in Windermere joined the town’s police department to fish among the lakes at the fourth annual Cops & Bobbers event Saturday, Sept. 9.
Locals met at Windermere Town Hall before making the short trek down to the lake to race minnows, fish with the Windermere Police Department officers and win prizes.
Tiny bobbers, ages 3 to 6, fished along the shoreline, while children ages 7 to 17 had the opportunity to ride on a boat with police officers.
The event was sponsored by the Windermere Police Department Foundation and Get Hooked Bait & Tackle.
